HONOLULU — Having spent less than 24 hours in Hawaii, SMU Head Coach June Jones already feels welcomed by the locals of the state where he turned around a losing Hawaii program and took it to national prominence.

HONOLULU — SMU football team members were greeted with leis minutes after they touched the ground Saturday at the Honolulu airport, five days before their Dec. 24 match up against Nevada in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.